Ronald Reagan actually said...

"I have learned with great shock of the tragic death of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme."

"Olof Palme was one of the world's most respected leaders, a man who made compassion the hallmark of Swedish policy."

"I offer my most sincere condolences to the family of Prime Minister Palme and to the Swedish people in their hour of grief."

"My sorrow in the face of this senseless act of violence is profound."